title: NEO PI-R profiles of adults with attention deficit disorder.
abstract: The personality functioning of adults diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) without comorbid psychiatric illness was examined. NEO PI-R profiles in a group of 25 adults referred for ADD evaluation meeting criteria for this diagnosis without any history of other psychiatric disturbance were compared to profiles from a control group of 23 nonpsychotic adult outpatients being treated with psychotherapy. All participants completed self-report measures of ADD symptoms as well as the NEO PI-R (Form S). The ADD adult group obtained significantly higher scores in the Neuroticism domain and significantly lower scores in the Conscientiousness domain than the outpatient comparison group. The NEO PI-R appears useful to the understanding of ADD in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ranseen
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Baer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory